Mr Ives' Album 1961 - 63

From Derrick Ives

ERE at last are the staff-room photos, taken between March 1961 and February 1963, that I promised before Xmas 2002. Please excuse the delay. Christmas, followed by haymaking and sheep-shearing have been major occupations.

Note that many photos feature tea-cups; it was always tea-time in the staff-room but never washing-up time! But bugs never bred on the dirty crockery - they were killed by the lethal
concentration levels of nicotine.

On the evidence of these photos an equal number of pipe-smokers (Peter Gem, Harry Pett, John Webb, Bill White andothers) and cigarette addicts (Bill Pearce, Lawrie Shaw, Peter
Jackson, Peter Taylor, Ken Gourlay and others) were slaves to the wicked weed. Given the large number of heavy smokers crammed in the rather small staff-room it is no surprise that many others
eventually fell victim. How ignorant we were of the dangers. It wouldn't be allowed today.

Consultations

Mathematician's Delight

To use a phase of his own, Albert Knight has a perfunctory butchers at some homework, while Harry dreams of other mathematical pleasures or cricket perhaps?

A Delicate Matter

Dick listens carefully while Hugh puts forward a suggestion.
Arguably, Hugh's grasp of geography was marginally better that
Dick's knowledge of Latin, so the discussion was probably along
the lines of "Er, ... well, ... how about Bloggins in the back
row and Smithers at prop ?"

Or was it further consideration of the proposed new swimming
pool? "Er, ... well, ... personally I always preferred that
beautiful pea green colour, but ... if it has to be blue ... I
suppose ... "

"Titbits" - Examining the Finer Points

Bill White, Ken Gourlay, Dick Page, and John Webb enjoy a
light hearted if ribald moment as they undertake an in-depth
analysis of material confiscated from pupils, probably in Remove
B where testosterone levels were at that time reaching
dangerously high levels.

"Whooorrrhh! Take a look at those !"

"You don't get many of those to the pound !"

"Well, I'd be happy to get hold of a pair !"

"She has Bristol's fullest support . . . so it says here . . "

"Wheww! No wonder they weren't paying attention . . "

Brass Monkey Weather

No, this isn't a still from a staff-room production of "An
Inspector Calls" by J.B.Priestley - it's Harry Pett investigating
the mysterious disappearance of his left glove by querying the
prime suspect. But Mike Norgrove is the picture of innocence.

"Did any member of staff recently lose a left glove ?"
"Yes, Harry - you did !" (collapse of stout party).

Harry togs up to face the weather. He is about to return home
on his bike (did he ever run a car ?). By some mis-fortune his
left glove has disappeared and Harry is not best pleased. But he
is philosophical. "Call this cold? You should have been on the
Murmansk run in the winter of 41/42 ! "